So many of the world's great geniuses, poets, writers, and philosophers have been outcasts, but perhaps this simple fact was what they used to rise above the masses, instead of below them.

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In Wang Wei's poems "A Farewell" and "Drifting on the Lake," we see two speakers who consider themselves outcasts of society. However, where one speaker despairs in it, the other uses it to lift himself up.

When reading these two poems in succession, one's first impression is how similar the two poems are. In both poems, the reader is struck with a sense of some loneliness, solitary, and even very subtle notes of remorse. The tone of both poems seems to be one of some seriousness. In both poems, the author, Wang Wei, seems to be trying to allude to loftiness and "being above" something, as is evident in his word choices of "clouds" and "mountains" in each of them. There is also, in each poem, a character that feels himself to be distinctly cut off from all of mankind. In "A Farewell," the character who...

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"The Glorified Outcasts: a study of 'A Farewell' and 'Drifting on the Lake' by Wang Wei". (2003, December 19). In WriteWork.com. Retrieved 05:23, December 10, 2016, from http://www.writework.com/essay/glorified-outcasts-study-farewell-and-drifting-lake-wang-wei

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